The city council took the first step in implementation of a waterfowl management plan with approval Monday of an ordinance to prohibit feeding wild ducks and geese in Rapid City’s parks.

You can read more about it in the Rapid City Journal online. Friends of Rapid City Parks spoke on behalf of the ordinance.

The Mayor’s Sustainable Cities Ad Hoc Task Force for the City of Rapid City will meets the second and fourth Fridays of every month at 8 a.m.  at the conference room of the Parks Division at 2915 Canyon Lake Road (the entrance to Old Storybook Island).  The first session of each month includes time for public comment, and the second monthly meeting is a work session for the task force.

The Task Force is looking for environment professionals, business and industry leaders, sustainability advocates, and other interested citizens to participate in subcommittees that will shape the recommendations of the group on a variety of issues.

Subcommitee topics are  Education/ Awareness, Recycling/ Waste Management, Transportation, Energy Conservation, Natural Assets, Land Use/ Planning, Local Products/ Food, Water.

Additional information and requests to join a subcommittee are on the Mayor’s Office website: